Withdrawn at the request of Sherrye McGregor, NSF, 8/5/92. Resubmissi of this package shall address concerns raised by OMB in its 7/31/92 memorandum to NSF.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/1992
05/31/1992
05/31/1992
37,000
0
37,000
4,440,000
0
4,440,000
0
0
0
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